Replaceable bullet cartridge

ABSTRACT

A replaceable bullet cartridge that includes a primer and a cylindrical BB pellet positioned approximately ¼ th of an inch away from the primer. The BB pellet is secured in position with a piece of paper wadding set within the replaceable bullet cartridge which is fired from the replaceable bullet cartridge with the BB pellet when the primer is struck. There is no gun powder or propellant used in combination with the primer when using the replaceable bullet cartridge. The BB pellet and the piece of paper wadding are fired from the second end of the casing without a selected one of gun powder and expander propellant when the loaded primer is struck by a hammer. The resulting speeds of the BB pellet are in the range of 700 to 800 feet per second.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is a replaceable bullet cartridge. Morespecifically, the present invention is a replaceable bullet cartridgedesigned to be used with a BB pellet.

2. Description of the Related Art

Bullet cartridges typically utilize gun powder or any other suitabletype of propellant that is contained within a portion of the bulletcartridge. Bullet cartridges can also utilize a BB pellet that issimilar to a BB pellet used in a BB gun or a BB rifle. Replacementbullet cartridges also typically utilize gun powder or any othersuitable type of propellant that is contained within a portion of thebullet cartridge. Additionally replacement bullet cartridges can alsoutilize a BB pellet that is similar to a BB pellet used in a BB gun or aBB rifle.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a bullet cartridge. More specifically, thepresent invention is a replaceable bullet cartridge with a BB pellet.

The replaceable bullet cartridge is a traditional replaceable bulletcartridge that includes a primer and a cylindrical BB pellet positionedapproximately ¼ th of an inch away from the primer. The BB pellet issecured in position with a piece of paper wadding set within thereplaceable bullet cartridge which is emitted from the replaceablebullet cartridge with the BB pellet when the primer is struck by a gunhammer. The primer is the only propellant used in combination with thereplaceable bullet cartridge.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a replaceable bulletcartridge that will fire a much smaller projectile than the firearm isdesigned to fire and can be reloaded easily with minimal instructionthan a traditional replaceable bullet cartridge.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a replacement bulletcartridge that will fire a BB pellet.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a replaceable bulletcartridge that can be reloaded multiple times.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a bullet cartridgethat can be constructed to fit in a variety of handgun bullet calibers.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a replaceable bulletcartridge that fire a much smaller projectile, such as a BB pellet, thanthe caliber the gun is designed to fire.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a replaceable bulletcartridge that will reduce recoil.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a replaceable bulletto accommodate one or more rifles or other various bullet calibers.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a replaceable bulletcartridge that includes a BB pellet secured away from the primer with apiece of paper wadding within the cartridge to shoot the BB pellet.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will be described by way of exemplary embodiments,but not limitations, illustrated in the accompanying drawings in whichlike references denote similar elements, and in which:

FIG. 1A illustrates a side view of a replaceable bullet cartridge, inaccordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1B illustrates a side view of a replaceable bullet cartridge, inaccordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1C illustrates a cross-sectional view along line 1A-1A in FIG. 1Aof a replaceable bullet cartridge, in accordance with one embodiment ofthe present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

Various aspects of the illustrative embodiments will be described usingterms commonly employed by those skilled in the art to convey thesubstance of their work to others skilled in the art. However, it willbe apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention maybe practiced with only some of the described aspects. For purposes ofexplanation, specific numbers, materials and configurations are setforth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the illustrativeembodiments. However, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art thatthe present invention may be practiced without the specific details. Inother instances, well-known features are omitted or simplified in ordernot to obscure the illustrative embodiments.

Various operations will be described as multiple discrete operations, inturn, in a manner that is most helpful in understanding the presentinvention however, the order of description should not be construed asto imply that these operations are necessarily order dependent. Inparticular, these operations need not be performed in the order ofpresentation.

The phrase “in one embodiment” is used repeatedly. The phrase generallydoes not refer to the same embodiment, however, it may. The terms“comprising”, “having” and “including” are synonymous, unless thecontext dictates otherwise.

FIG. 1A illustrates a side view of a replaceable bullet cartridge 100,in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

The replaceable bullet cartridge 100 includes a circular raised rim 110,a primer 120, a casing 130 and an expander 140. The circular raised rim110 includes a primer pocket 112 disposed in an aperture 114 within thecircular raised rim 110 and can be grasped to facilitate handling thereplaceable bullet cartridge 100 and to secure the replaceable bulletcartridge 100 within a selected one of a gun chamber and a rifle chamber(not shown). The primer 120 can be a replaceable primer 122 and ignitesthe replaceable bullet cartridge 100 when struck and is placed withinthe primer pocket 112 of the circular raised rim 110. The casing 130 hasa first end 132 and a second end 134 and is a one-piece cylinder casing136. The casing 130 is made of a material selected from the groupconsisting of metal or brass but can be made of any suitable material.The expander 140 is part of the second end 134 of the casing 130 andrepresents a slug end of a bullet. The complete length of the bullet andcartridge must match manufacturer's recommendations for the particularfirearm in use. FIG. 1B illustrates a side view of a replaceable bulletcartridge 100, in accordance with one embodiment of the presentinvention.

The expander 140 replicates a rounded face of a real bullet (not shown)or other suitable projectile (not shown) and allows the replaceablebullet cartridge 100 to feed into a semi-automatic clip (not shown) of asemi-automatic firearm (not shown) and allows the replaceable bulletcartridge 100 to feed to a gun barrel (not shown) when manually pullingback on a slide (not shown) and releasing the slide.

FIG. 1C illustrates a cross-sectional view along line 1A-1A in FIG. 1Aof a replaceable bullet cartridge 100, in accordance with one embodimentof the present invention. The replaceable bullet cartridge 100, thecircular raised rim 110, the primer 120, the casing 130 and the expander140 illustrated and described in FIG. 1A and its description are similarto the replaceable bullet cartridge 100, the circular raised rim 110,the primer 120, the casing 130 and the expander 140 illustrated anddescribed in FIG. 1C and its description. The replaceable bulletcartridge 100 also includes an internal channel 150, a BB pellet 160 anda piece of paper wadding 170. The circular raised rim 110 and aperture114 is disposed on the first end 132 of the casing 130. The primerpocket 112 is fitted to accommodate the primer 120 and partially extendsinto the casing 130. Additional details regarding the casing 130 and theprimer 120 are illustrated and described in FIG. 1C and its description.The internal channel 150 has a first portion 152 and a second portion154. The first portion 152 of the internal channel 150 is incommunication with the primer pocket 112 within the casing 120 andextends towards the second end 134 of the casing 130. The first portion152 is then in communication with the second portion 154 of the internalchannel 150 where the second portion 154 extends through the second end134 to the expander 140. The BB pellet 160 is positioned within thesecond portion 154 of the internal channel 150 in front of the firstportion 152 of the internal channel 150 approximately ¼ th of an inchfrom the primer 120, although the BB pellet 160 can be positioned anysuitable distance from the primer 120. The first portion 152 is open toallow the force generated from striking the primer 120 to drive the BBpellet 160 and the piece of paper wadding 170 through the internalchannel 156. A series of trials have been conducted where the BB pellet160 is positioned a plurality of distances from the primer 120 withinthe internal channel 150 with the distance of ¼ th of an inch from theprimer 120 producing the most powerful firing force. Other trialdistances from the primer 120 within the internal casing 130 includeapproximately ¾ths of an inch, approximately ⅝ths of an inch,approximately ½ of an inch, approximately ¼^(th) of an inch,approximately ⅛^(th) of an inch and approximately zero inches or the BBpellet 160 being in contact with the primer 120. The BB pellet 160 andthe piece of paper wadding 170 are fired from the replaceable bulletcartridge 100 without a selected one of gun powder and expanderpropellant (not shown). The BB pellet 160 is secured by the piece ofpaper wadding 170 that is positioned in the second portion 154 of theinternal channel 150 against the first portion 152 of the internalchannel 150. The BB pellet 160 and the piece of paper wadding 170 areemitted through the internal channel 156 when the replaceable primer isstruck by a hammer (not shown) from a selected one of a pistol (notshown) or a rifle (not shown). The BB pellet 160 is made of metal and isgenerally cylindrical shaped 143. There is also an area surrounding theinternal channel 156 within the casing 130 that is made of a solidmaterial selected from the group consisting of metal or brass but can bemade of any suitable material. The second portion 154 of the internalpathway 150 is approximately 0.173 inches in diameter but can be anysuitable diameter to accommodate the BB pellet 160. The BB pellet 160 istypically a standard BB pellet 162 approximately 0.172 inches indiameter that cannot enter the first portion 152 of the internal pathway150. The first portion 152 of the internal pathway 150 is approximately0.140 inches in diameter but can be any suitable diameter that preventsthe BB pellet 160 from moving towards the primer 120. The primer pocket112 is 0.209 inches in diameter but can be any suitable diameter aswell. The casing 130 is approximately 0.380 inches in diameter but canbe any suitable diameter as well. The replaceable bullet cartridge 100also reduces recoil when fired. The replaceable bullet cartridge 100will fire the BB pellet 162 in the range of approximately 700 to 800feet per second based on a plurality of tests and trials. While thepresent invention has been related in terms of the foregoingembodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the inventionis not limited to the embodiments described. The present invention canbe practiced with modification and alteration within the spirit andscope of the appended claims. Thus, the description is to be regarded asillustrative instead of restrictive on the present invention.

What is claimed is:
 1. A replaceable bullet cartridge, comprising: araised circular rim that includes a primer pocket disposed in anaperture within the raised circular rim, the raised circular rim isgrasped to remove the replaceable bullet cartridge after the replaceablebullet cartridge is fired; a replaceable primer that ignites thereplaceable bullet cartridge when struck, the primer is placed withinthe primer pocket; a casing with a first end, a second end and aninternal channel with a first portion and a second portion, the raisedcircular rim and the aperture are disposed on the first end of thecasing; a BB pellet positioned within the second portion of the internalchannel in front of the first portion of the internal channel, the BBpellet is secured by a piece of paper wadding within the second channelthat is positioned between the second end of the casing and the BBpellet; and an expander attached to the second end of the casing.
 2. Thereplaceable bullet cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the primerpocket partially extends into the casing.
 3. The replaceable bulletcartridge according to claim 2, wherein the first portion of theinternal channel is in communication with the primer pocket that extendstowards the second end of the casing.
 4. The replaceable bulletcartridge according to claim 3, wherein the first portion is incommunication with the second portion of the internal channel where thesecond portion extends through the expander.
 5. The replaceable bulletcartridge according to claim 1, wherein the casing is made of a materialselected from the group consisting of metal or brass.
 6. The replaceablebullet cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the BB pellet isapproximately ¼ th of an inch from the replaceable primer.
 7. Thereplaceable bullet cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the BB pelletand the piece of paper wadding are emitted through the internal channelwhen the replaceable primer is struck.
 8. The replaceable bulletcartridge according to claim 1, wherein the BB pellet is made of metal.9. The replaceable bullet cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the BBpellet is generally cylindrical shaped.
 10. A replaceable bulletcartridge, comprising: a raised circular rim that includes a primerpocket disposed in an aperture within the raised circular rim, theraised circular rim is grasped to remove the replaceable bulletcartridge after the replaceable bullet cartridge is fired; a replaceableprimer that ignites the replaceable bullet cartridge when struck, thereplaceable primer is placed within the primer pocket and the primerpocket partially extends into the casing; a casing with a first end, asecond end and an internal channel with a first portion and a secondportion, the raised circular rim and the aperture are disposed on thefirst end of the casing, the first portion of the internal channel is incommunication with the primer pocket that extends towards the second endof the casing and the first portion is in communication with the secondportion of the internal channel where the second portion extends throughthe expander; a BB pellet positioned within the second portion of theinternal channel in front of the first portion of the internal channel,the BB pellet is secured by a piece of paper wadding within the secondchannel that is positioned between the second end of the casing and theBB pellet; and an expander attached to the second end of the casing. 11.The replaceable bullet cartridge according to claim 10, wherein theprimer pocket is 0.209 inches in diameter.
 12. The replaceable bulletcartridge according to claim 10, wherein the casing is 0.380 inches indiameter and the expander is 0.357 inches in diameter.
 13. Thereplaceable bullet cartridge according to claim 10, wherein the casingis made of a material selected from the group consisting of metal orbrass.
 14. The replaceable bullet cartridge according to claim 10,wherein the first portion of the internal channel is 0.140 inches indiameter.
 15. The replaceable bullet cartridge according to claim 10,wherein the second portion of the internal channel is 0.174 inches indiameter.
 16. The replaceable bullet cartridge according to claim 10,wherein the BB pellet is approximately ¼ th of an inch from thereplaceable primer.
 17. The replaceable bullet cartridge according toclaim 10, wherein the BB pellet and the piece of paper wadding areemitted through the internal channel when the replaceable primer isstruck.
 18. The replaceable bullet cartridge according to claim 10,wherein the BB pellet is made of metal, is generally cylindrical shapedand is 4.5 mm in diameter.
 19. The replaceable bullet cartridgeaccording to claim 10, wherein the replaceable bullet cartridge reducesrecoil when struck.
 20. The replaceable bullet cartridge according toclaim 10, wherein the replaceable bullet cartridge will fire the BBpellet in the range of 700 to 800 feet per second.